Tag Archives: Joss Whedon

Devolution of Promethean Proportions

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

I’ve had a very Promethean weekend. I saw Prometheus and also an encore screening of the NT Live Production of Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein and Johnny Lee Miller as the Creature. Firstly, the film: I … Continue reading →

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The Greater Good – More on Cabin in the Woods

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

So I saw this film. Suffice it to say it left an impression. If this is too in-depthy, my apologies. As storyteller Joss Whedon is oft concerned to explore the less than wonderful consequences of doing bad things for the greater … Continue reading →

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Springes to Catch Woodcocks: first ideas about Cabin in the Woods

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

So I saw Cabin in the Woods. I was duly horrified. Not as horrified as the woman who kept screaming in the row behind me, but I left the cinema with mouth agape, slightly deaf from the screaming, but also … Continue reading →

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Ah, (the Serenity of) Firefly

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

While I’m writing (too much) about TV I may as well write about why Firefly was So Damn Awesome. It’s also timely as actor and Cap’n Nathan Fillion recently dreamed out loud in a TV interview about how he would relaunch the program … Continue reading →

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On Being (Even More) Human

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

I’m troubled by my empathy for John Mitchell. Vampire. Programs like Being Human and Dexter, where the ‘hero’ Dexter Morgan, is also a serial killer, demonstrate the lack of absolutes in life. Or at least present stories in which viewers are manipulated … Continue reading →

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When Sequels Attack II

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Buffy the TV show was a reboot and it was successful as it took what worked from the original film, which was basically the title, and built on it. Pretty much the TV program changed the direction of and created … Continue reading →

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When sequels attack

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

When does a bad sequel or prequel or spin-off ruin a franchise? Most of all how does it? Everyone can name a franchise that went all to hell after the first story. Did anyone *get* Highlander after ‘there can be … Continue reading →

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Burton in TV Land

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Visited the Tim Burton retrospective/art exhibition at ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) in Melbourne t’other day.  I like his films. But more importantly I like the look of his films, which turns out, do truly reflect the look … Continue reading →

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You Got Rhythm?

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

Christopher Hitchens once made a point about fiction writing and music. He said all the fiction writers he knew had music in their lives and realised early on he was not that kind of music appreciator, and therefore not that … Continue reading →

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Wish me Joss

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

Melbourne, City of Literature, is heading into official writerly season, with the Melbourne Writers Festival and this year, for those with an interest/obsession in all things science-fictiony and popcultury Aussie Con 4 . Appearing for MWF (but perhaps  he could … Continue reading →

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